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NetApp dips toe in ECM waters

Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 31-Dec-2006

When EMC acquired Documentum there was much speculation that main rival NetApp would gobble up FileNet. Instead, NetApp acquired by accident a new channel - as other ECM vendors suddenly wanted to keep a distance between EMC|Documentum, and though NetApp didn't acquire FileNet they began a fairly intense relationship. ... Continue Reading

The RFP process meets Led Zeppelin

Added By Theresa Regli on 28-Dec-2006

Everyone has holiday traditions, and recently we were amused to learn that one of our clients invites employees to compose variations on show tunes, telling a tale of a project that transpired at the company during the past year. One late evening, as I listened to Miles Davis and Led Zeppelin while reviewing a CMS and portal RFP, inspiration struck. ... Continue Reading

People create taxonomies

Added By Tony Byrne on 22-Dec-2006

Theresa Regli explains how and why in the latest eDoc Magazine from AIIM... ... Continue Reading

Whither Open Text?

Added By Tony Byrne on 21-Dec-2006

Check out this short but fascinating interview with Open Text CEO John Shackleton in Red Herrring [Thanks to Michiel]. The main story line: Open Text is not seeking to be acquired. Two years from now we'll see... ... Continue Reading

ECM Marketplace - Blind leading the blind

Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 20-Dec-2006

If you think overcoming the marketing hype that surrounds an "ECM Suite" is hard (it is for me, and I do this for a living!) then you might presume that talking to enterprise content management vendors directly could resolve your confusion. That would seem logical, but recall that all the major ECM vendors have either been acquiring or been acquired in the past few years.... ... Continue Reading

Top 10 CMS selection mistakes

Added By Tony Byrne on 15-Dec-2006

StepTwo's James Robertson has listed "Top 10 mistakes when selecting a CMS." They're all on target. But my favorite is #6: ... Continue Reading

ECM and Enterprise Security

Added By Alan Pelz-Sharpe on 14-Dec-2006

Today James Governer prompted a discussion on his famous blog regarding ECM and Security. He raises some very good questions while lobbying other enterprise buyers to team with him to pressure ECM vendors to respond. I'm sure many ECM vendors will be secretly annoyed ... Continue Reading

IBM and Yahoo to Offer Free Enterprise Search Engine

Added By Apoorv Durga on 14-Dec-2006

IBM and Yahoo have announced a free enterprise search software. Called IBM OmniFind Yahoo! Edition, it neither uses IBM's nor Yahoo's technology for underlying search but instead runs on ... Continue Reading

Early adopters of SharePoint 2007 WCM in the UK

Added By Janus Boye on 13-Dec-2006

A few very early adopters (LloydsTSB, Corgi and Ministry of Sound) have gone live with public websites using the new MS SharePoint 2007. Unlike the old SharePoint 2003 ... Continue Reading

CMS vendor Immediacy announces document management system

Added By Janus Boye on 12-Dec-2006